Await

v. t. [imp. & p. p. AWAITED; p. pr. & vb. n. AWAITING.] [Prefix a and wait, q. v.] 1. To wait or look out for; to expect. Betwixt the rocky pillars Gabriel sat, Chief of th' angelic guards, awaiting night. Milton. 2. To be in store for; to attend; to be ready for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good. O Eve, some farther change awaits us nigh. Milton.